miguel rojas

Get an up close look at the remarkable journey of Miguel Rojas, one of fewer than 500 players born in Venezuela since 1939. In this compelling episode of "Keep Swinging with Matt Stucko," Rojas shares his inspirational story, diving into the challenges he overcame to reach the pinnacle of the sport while defying the odds to secure a spot in the big leagues. "Air Rojas" also uncovers the layers of his unique personality as he talks about his role in growing the game beyond the diamond seen in his flair with custom cleats and fits that are as cool as his playing style. Join us for an engaging episode that goes beyond the stats and reveals what makes Rojas one of a kind.

While Patti spent the weekend in her happy place, it was locker clean-out day all over the league. The Rays have purged their clubhouse of all things Wander, and the Dodgers have literally painted Julio Urias right out of  their history. Shohei cleaned out his own locker but may not be completely absent the rest of the season. Pottymouth checks in with some neglected boyfriend and finds that Thairo Estrada is having his second 20+ stolen base season and leads the Giants in steals, hits, and doubles. Miguel Rojas has found a dance partner in Kiké at the same time his bat is kicking back in. Patti’s former OAK bf Matt Olson just set the Hammers’ single season record for home runs and leads the league in RBI. Nicky Lopez, initially her KC bf, may have to reschedule his early November wedding now that he too is a Hammer and they hope to have other plans at that time of year. Oriole Park at Camden Yards was the place to be this past weekend with the Os/Rays showdown. Adam Jones retired as an Oriole before the Friday game (check out his kids’ qHAR!), where Heston Kjerstad hit a home run for his first major league hit. Queen songs were sung loudly at Saturday’s game where we were “having a good time” watching Grayson Rodriguez pitch 8 shut out innings, Gunnar shocking Disney Prince Tyler Glasnow, and Tristan Gray learning you don’t get capitalized at OPACY until your first hit. 

Roberto Clemente Day was observed on Friday with a day of service for the Pirates, and presentations of each team’s nominee for the Clemente award. We crosstrain with the new Professional Women’s Hockey League who host their inaugural  draft this week, with the backing of LAD minority owner Billie Jean King and LAD Chair Mark Walter. The Mets honored Maybelle Blair with their first Amazin’ Mets Foundation Legacy Award. Japan (undefeated since 2012) and Taiwan easily advanced through Group B of the Women’s Baseball World Cup.

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(02:12) Miami Dolphins fans chime in for a Q&A session ahead of the 2021 NFL draft. I took some great Dolphins questions from other loyal Dolphins fans via Twitter, which was a lot of fun!

(22:00) My thoughts on the Tyler Herro criticism, praising the great play from Dewayne Dedmon, diving into the importance of Kendrick Nunn in our rotation going forward, and predicting the final games for the rest of the season as well as our final record.

(41:43) My thoughts on Starling Marte's and Brian Anderson's injuries and how it affects the Marlins, Pablo López with another dominant outing throughout the week, Jesús Aguilar continues to find his groove offensively, and recapping the Marlins games over this past week.

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(02:23) Dr. Strus, @PhillyHeatNBA, joins the podcast to talk about Bam Adebayo's game winning shot and what it means for the Heat at this point in the season, Dewayne Dedmon's impact on the team, and our thoughts on the Heat's inconsistent struggles throughout the season.

(30:16) Miami Marlins take 3 out of 4 against the Atlanta Braves on the road. The offense finally wakes up and continues rollin' into the weekend series against the Giants where they showed resiliency and won 2 games out of 3.

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Victor Pineda platicó con Miguel Rojas, un Content Manager que ha logrado posicionar a marcas como Modelo, Victoria y Los 40 Principales en el gusto de las generaciones más jóvenes, gracias a sus estrategias digitales de publicidad que se basan en crear vínculos más personales con el publico.

Patti and the Pottymouth welcome artist, writer, and baseball fan Anika Orrock to tell us about her vintage style baseball illustrations, and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum art show and benefit. Through October 10th, a percentage of your purchase from any of 100 artists helps raise funds for this important museum.

In that crazy week of Wildcard games, what the hell happened to Bieber? What happened to the runner on second? How about that Bauer gem that was still a 1 run loss in 13 innings? The Padres 9 pitcher bullpen game shut out of the Cards sending them to their first playoffs since 1998?  How about Bottom Feeders as best nickname?  This week’s division series games feature a contentious As vs Asterisks, in Dodger Stadium no less, the Rays “We don’t like them” vs. the Yankees “It’s mutual”, sharing the same hotel, the magical Padres vs the solid as a rock Dodgers, and Atlanta vs the momentum-fueled Marlins.

In cross-training COVID-19 news, Cam Newton AND fake Cam Newton both test positive, and at least 24 college football games are postponed. Patti suggests that the BWA calls the MVP award the “Washington Football Team” until they can formally rename it after Frank Robinson.

In the world of playoff-bound boyfriends past and present, Tatis Jr. gives an epic bat flip and shares history with Eric Hosmer. Pottymouth continues to warm up to Sabathia, as he wins the battle of the CCs by smacking down Carlos Correa’s trash talk. Patti’s Padres bf Josh Naylor scores 5 hits in his first 5 playoff plate appearances, only he plays for Cleveland now. Miguel Rojas is the one shining star left on her boyfriend roster. And Pottymouth’s CPBL bf Lin An-Ko is the youngest player to 30 HRs, and on his way to break the league record.

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